Response of ammonia-oxidizing archaea to heavy metal contamination in freshwater sediment

It has been well-documented that the distribution of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria(AOB) and archaea(AOA) in soils can be affected by heavy metal contamination, whereas information about the impact of heavy metal on these ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms in freshwater sediment is still lacking. The present study explored the change of sediment ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms in a freshwater reservoir after being accidentally contaminated by industrial discharge containing high levels of metals. Bacterial amoA gene was found to be below the quantitative PCR detection and was not successfully amplified by conventional PCR. The number of archaeal amoA gene in reservoir sediments were 9.62 × 10~2–1.35 × 10~7 copies per gram dry sediment. AOA abundance continuously decreased, and AOA richness, diversity and community structure also considerably varied with time. Therefore, heavy metal pollution could have a profound impact on freshwater sediment AOA community. This work could expand our knowledge of the effect of heavy metal contamination on nitrification in natural ecosystems.     

ZnMnxCo2-xO4活化过一硫酸盐降解有机污染物

分别以Zn（CH₃COO）₂·2H₂O、Mn（CH₃COO）₃·2H₂O和Co（CH₃COO）₂·4H₂O为锌源、锰源和钴源,采用溶胶-凝胶自燃烧法成功制备了ZnMn_xCo_2-xO₄（x=0~2）复合物,并用X射线衍射和X射线光电子能谱对其进行表征.同时,还研究了Mn/Co物质的量比、催化剂用量及PMS用量对目标污染物降解的影响.结果表明,该复合物可催化活化过一硫酸钾（PMS）降解有机污染物,当催化剂中x=0.8,催化剂投加量为0.2 g·L^-1,PMS用量为0.4 mmol·L^-1（0.25 g·L^-1）时,20 μmol·L^-1（10 mg·L^-1）罗丹明B（RhB）可在15 min内完全降解.ZnMn_0.8Co_1.2O₄的高催化活性主要归功于Mn³⁺和Co²⁺的协同效应.将ZnMn_xCo_2-xO₄-PMS体系用于亚甲基蓝、结晶紫、金橙、双酚A、4-氯酚等其他污染物的降解,也取得了较好的效果.基于电子自旋共振ESR和自由基猝灭实验的结果,可以推测该反应体系中活性物种为硫酸根自由基和羟基自由基.     

兰州市沙尘天气与痤疮门诊量的时间序列

研究沙尘天气、非沙尘天气下颗粒物（PM_2.5、PM_C、PM₁₀）对痤疮门诊量的影响,并进行性别、年龄分层研究,筛选敏感人群.收集了2013~2017年兰州市沙尘期与非沙尘期3家三甲医院痤疮门诊量资料、大气颗粒物及气象数据,采用基于泊松分布的分布滞后非线性模型（DLNM）,控制气象因素、季节性和长期趋势、星期几效应等混杂因素,分析沙尘期与非沙尘期颗粒物对痤疮门诊量的影响及滞后效应.结果表明：沙尘期时,兰州市3家三甲医院痤疮日均门诊量为26人次,范围3~54人次.非沙尘期时痤疮日均门诊量为37人次,范围1~89人次;单污染物模型显示,PM_2.5、PM_C、PM₁₀均在滞后第6d （lag6）时效应量达到最大值,其浓度每增加10μg/m³,痤疮门诊量的超额危险度（ER）及95%可信区间（95% CI）分别为1.065（95% CI：0.260~1.877）、0.355（95% CI：0.018~0.693）、0.310（95% CI：0.054~0.567）,PM_2.5对痤疮门诊量的影响最为显著;性别及年龄分层发现,性别分层中PM_2.5对女性的影响有统计学意义,其浓度每增加10μg/m³,痤疮门诊量增加1.077（95% CI：0.124~2.039）;年龄分层中,0~18岁组受PM_C、PM₁₀影响显著,19~24岁组受PM_2.5、PM₁₀影响显著,各颗粒物对25~34岁组及≥35岁组效应无统计学意义.在非沙尘期时,PM_2.5、PM_C、PM₁₀不引起痤疮门诊量增加.双/多污染物模型显示,分别调整其他污染物后,PM_2.5、PM_C、PM₁₀对痤疮门诊量的影响与单污染物模型类似,仍具有统计学意义.兰州市沙尘天气下大气颗粒物（PM_2.5、PM_C、PM₁₀）可使痤疮门诊量增加,对女性及青少年影响显著.     

深圳市城区VOCs对PM2.5和O3耦合生成影响研究

为了探究珠江三角洲城市大气PM_2.5和O₃的协同污染特征,在深圳市大学城开展了秋季光化学反应活跃季大气污染加强观测.发现O₃日最大8h平均值(O₃_8h)和PM_2.5在日间具有较强的正相关关系,且O₃_8h与典型挥发性有机物(VOCs)甲醛的相关性显著高于NO₂.利用气溶胶质谱仪在线测量了亚微米气溶胶化学组成,并利用正交矩阵因子模型(PMF)对其中有机气溶胶进行来源解析,解析出5类因子,其中二次有机气溶胶(SOA)占总有机物浓度的50%.通过对污染物之间的相关性分析发现,O₃_8h和SOA具有良好的相关性,但与硝酸盐(NO₃^-)未表现出相关性,说明VOCs在深圳城区大气PM_2.5和O₃耦合生成过程中的作用比NOx明显,VOCs减排是深圳市协同控制PM_2.5和O₃污染的关键.     

深圳冬季大气气态硝酸和硝酸盐气粒分配特征

利用双通道在线气体和气溶胶分析仪（MARGA）在深圳冬季同时观测了PM_2.5和PM₁₀中水溶性无机离子及气态前体物浓度变化,以探究气态硝酸（HNO₃）和颗粒态硝酸盐（pNO₃^-）的气粒分配特征.结果表明,气态硝酸和颗粒态硝酸盐总和TNO₃（TNO₃=HNO₃+pNO₃^-）中,气态HNO₃、细颗粒NO₃^-和粗颗粒NO₃^-三个部分的占比分别为9.6%、56.8%和33.6%.TNO₃浓度日变化呈现双峰特征,上午峰值来自于细颗粒态NO₃^-增加,由交通早高峰排放NO_x转化生成所致;白天光化学反应使TNO₃的3个部分浓度均增加,TNO₃在下午17：00达到全天峰值.相关分析表明,低温有利于NO₃^-以NH₄NO₃存在于细颗粒态;TNO₃浓度较高时,细颗粒态NO₃^-占比亦升高.     

TPU纳米纤维膜对典型内分泌干扰素的吸附去除

利用静电纺丝技术成功制备了热塑性聚氨酯（TPU）纳米纤维膜（TPU-NFM）,通过扫描电镜、傅里叶变换红外光谱对TPU-NFM进行表征,并设置了动力学实验和热力学实验研究TPU-NFM对BPA、EE2的吸附性能及吸附机理,探讨了环境条件对膜吸附的影响.结果表明：静电纺丝TPU纳米纤维光滑纤细、直径均匀、有良好的网状结构以及丰富的表层基团.吸附实验表明TPU-NFM对BPA的吸附过程符合Langmuir模型和准二级动力学模型,吸附过程中单分子层的化学吸附占主导作用,最大吸附容量q_max=45.48mg/g,最大吸附速率k₂=0.754g/（mg·h）.对EE2的吸附过程符合Langmuir模型和Elovich模型,偏向各吸附机理综合作用的结果,其q_max=38.22mg/g,初始吸附速率a=5.355mg/（g·h）.此外,TPU-NFM对环境中盐度以及pH值的敏感度不高.     

基于阶段式时序注意力网络的PM2.5鲁棒预测

PM_2.5浓度的预测对于大气污染治理、改善环境质量等起到重要作用。受气象条件变化与大气污染物排放等多种因素的交叉影响,PM_2.5预测通常易受突变事件及噪声数据干扰。因此,基于对气象条件以及大气污染物与PM_2.5的相关性分析,提出阶段式时序注意力网络模型（staged temporal-attention network,STAN）,该方法融合多段注意力学习模块与循环神经网络,建模气象因素与大气污染物对PM_2.5浓度的交叉影响。统计分析北京市、上海市、广州市预测结果的绝对误差值,可知:1）对比广泛使用的单一类模型支持向量机（support vector machine,SVM）、长短期时序记忆方法（long short-term memory,LSTM）和多层感知机（multilayer perceptron,MLP）,STAN可达到10%以上的性能领先;对比最新的融合类模型U型网络（U-net）,STAN领先了7%的优势。2）以北京市冬季预测结果为例进行统计分析,STAN的预测值与实测值之间的拟合系数可有95.2%的性能领先。此外,在鲁棒性分析中发现,STAN在含有10%噪声的数据上进行预测,误差上升幅度仅为9.3%。结果表明:注意力机制与时序学习模块相结合能够深度挖掘PM_2.5变化规律并抑制噪声数据,且STAN模型可以进行PM_2.5浓度的鲁棒预测。     

Investigation on the urea deposit formation and thermal decomposition characteristics in the SCR aftertreatment system of a diesel engine

Selective catalytic reduction is the most efficient and reliable equipment for NOx control in current diesel engines. However, the issue of urea crystallization becomes increasingly serious with the implement of the new emissions standards. In this paper, urea deposit samples collected from engine test bed and tube furnace were characterized by thermogravimetric analysis and Fourier transform-infrared analysis to aid the comprehension of urea deposit formation. Moreover, thermogravimetric tests were conducted to disclose the effects of catalyst on the thermal decomposition processes of urea deposit. The results indicated that less temperature resistant species are formed in the engine test bed than in the tube furnace at conditions with the same temperatures. The main compositions in the World Harmonized Transient Cycle (WHTC) urea deposits are urea, cyanuric acid (CYA) and ammelide, implying that accelerating the decomposition of these species could prevent the accumulation of urea deposit. CuWTi, Cuβ and CuZSM catalysts could lead to increased yield of CYA during pure urea thermolysis. Cuβ, CuWTi and VWTi catalysts tend to promote the thermolysis of CYA while VWTi has the most significant catalytic effects on the thermal decomposition of ammelide and ammeline.     

The occurrence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in fluoropolymer raw materials and products made in China

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts, and related compounds were listed as new persistent organic pollutants by the Stockholm Convention in 2019. In this study, the occurrence of residues of PFOA and other per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in raw materials and fluoropolymer products from the Chinese fluoropolymer industries are reported for the first time. The PFOA concentrations in raw materials and fluoropolymer products were in the range of 6.7 to 1.1 × 10⁶ ng/g, and <MDL (method detection limit) to 5.3 × 10³ ng/g, respectively. Generally, the levels of PFOA in raw materials were higher than in products, implying that PFOA in the emulsion/dispersion resin could be partly removed during the polymerization or post-processing steps. By tracking a company's polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) production line, it was found that over a 5 year period, the residual levels of PFOA in emulsion samples declined from 1.1 × 10⁶ to 28.4 ng/g, indicating that the contamination of PFOA in fluoropolymer products from production source gradually decreased after its use had been discontinued. High concentrations of HFPO-TrA (2.7 × 10⁵ to 8.2 × 10⁵ ng/g) were detected in some emulsion samples indicating this alternative has been widely applied in fluoropolymer manufacturing in China.     

纳米TiO2和ZnO颗粒对红壤理化性质的影响

通过对耕作红壤的现场实验,较为系统的反映了人工纳米颗粒(TiO_2、ZnO)对土壤理化性质的影响。数据表明,在本实验周期(90 d)内,耕作红壤掺杂不同剂量(0. 1 mg/g、0. 2 mg/g、0. 5 mg/g、1 mg/g、3 mg/g)人工纳米颗粒后,纳米颗粒显著提升了土壤pH和电导率值;纳米颗粒对土壤微生物菌落数有一定的抑制作用;纳米颗粒对土壤有机质含量的影响不明显。整体而言,人工纳米颗粒(TiO_2、ZnO)进入土壤体系后,对土壤理化性质产生了一定程度的影响,且剂量越大,影响越明显。